1. The boys and I recently picked strawberries at a plantation near where we live. I made some strawberry jam with the berries.
2. The boys took the IOWA Achievement Test last week. Virginia law requires them to take a standardized test and send the results to our local school district.
3. I am still eating 3 crackers every morning before I get out of bed. While I munch on crackers, I read my Bible. I am also reading the devotional "Streams in the Desert" and a book that helps those who are grieving, "Healing After Loss." Just for fun, I picked up "The Indentured Heart", by Gilbert Morris, from the library. It is third in the House of Winslow series.
4. We took the boys to Washington D.C. on Saturday. They enjoyed seeing the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Capitol, and the Air and Space Museum.
5. ~N~ began baseball practice. Its fun watching him learn a new sport and enjoy it.
6. It has been a month since my mother died. It feels like I just talked to her yesterday. It also feels like I haven't talked to her in months. I miss her so much that my heart hurts.
Emily Dickinson wrote:
This is the Hour of Lead-
Remembered, if outlived,
As Freezing persons recollect the Snow-
First-Chill-the Stupor-then the letting go-
I feel that way. My step is heavy. There is a heaviness in my whole body. Its hard to think.
I must remember there will be a new time, and a new day. The pain of grief does not last forever, though it feels that it will never leave me alone.
For everything there is a season....
Marla
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